Abstract:

There are six independent port authorities (IPAs) outside the purview of the PPA, namely:
• Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) , which operates and manages the Subic Bay Freeport in Zambales
• Cebu Port Authority (CPA), which is in-cha rge of all ports in the province of Cebu
• Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA), wh ich oversees the operation of the Port Irene
• Phividec Industrial Authority (PIA), which is in-charge of the newly-constructed Mindanao Container Port Terminal (MCPT) located within the Phividec Industrial Estate in Cagayan de Oro
• Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARRM), which manages the devolved PPA ports in Polloc, Jolo and Bongao
• Bases Conversion Development Authority ( BCDA), which supervises the port in San Fernando, La Union and manages the former US facility in Clark Field, Pampanga

With the exception of the Subic Bay Freeport and the Mindanao Container Port Terminal, all other ports were spun-off from the PPA port system. As IPAs, the port authorities can set their own rates but normally take a cue from the PPA. The IPAs were created to decentralize control of the PPA, to create more competition with its ports, and to allow an LGU to have greater control of its ports.

Info

Source Institution	World Bank
Source URL	http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPHILIPPINES/Resources/Basilio.pdf
Page Count	37
Place of Publication	Pasig City
Original Publication Date	February 5, 2005
Tags	Ports, Shipping